James Gordon (bishop of Jarrow)
James Geoffrey Gordon M.A. (11 December 1881 – 28 August 1938) was a priest and bishop in the Church of England.[1]
[edit] Life
James Gordon was the son of J. E. H. Gordon and Alice Mary Brandreth. He was educated at Eton College and Trinity College Cambridge.[2]
He was Private Secretary to Lord President of the Council 1904 - 1906. He married Martha Sabrina Brinton in 1912. Called to the Bar 1906, Rector of Church of St John the Evangelist, Edinburgh 1919 - 1926, Vicar of St. Mary's Church, Nottingham 1926 - 1933[3] and Suffragan Bishop of Jarrow 1932 - 1938.[4]
As Bishop of Jarrow he was in attendance at the start of the Jarrow March in 1936 and gave it his blessing.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ “Who was Who” 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 071363457X
- ^ Venn, J.; Venn, J. A., eds. (1922–1958). "Gordon, James Geoffrey". Alumni Cantabrigienses (10 vols) (online ed.). Cambridge University Press.
- ^ A History of St. Mary's Church Nottingham, D.J. Peters, 1974.
- ^ Three New Bishops Suffragan Selby, Whitby, And Jarrow (News) The Times Saturday, Dec 24, 1938; pg. 10; Issue 48186; col E
- ^ "The Jarrow march" Pickard,T: 1982, London, Allison and Busby ISBN 085031988
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| Preceded by Thomas Field |
Vicar of St.Mary's Church, Nottingham 1926–1933 |
Succeeded by Neville Stuart Talbot |
| Preceded by Samuel Kirshbaum Knight |
Bishop of Jarrow 1932–1938 |
Succeeded by Leslie Owen |
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